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National Geographic Xpeditions is now National Geographic Education!

This Xpeditions website will remain accessible as an archive for the near future. However, many of our Xpeditions activities have already been revised and included in our redesigned site. In addition, in our new site we now offer more types of content, for more audiences, than ever before.

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The Xpeditions archive includes over 500 lessons, organized by national geography standard and grade level.

» Grades K-2
» Grades 3-5
» Grades 6-8
» Grades 9-12

The Xpeditions archive includes family-friendly, informal activities.

The archive will be available for a limited period of time. Visit our new National Geographic Education beta website for new and improved multimedia activities. Lessons are coming soon.

The Xpeditions Atlas is now the new and improved MapMaker 1-Page Maps portal on the National Geographic Education beta website. Customize black-and-white outline maps in greater detail than ever before. Select how simple or detailed the map is, including adding or removing borders, names, grid lines, and more. Use drawing tools and markers to add additional features.

Click here to go to the MapMaker 1-Page Maps and create, download, and share a custom map >>

The Xpeditions archive includes the full text of the national geography standards.

See the current national geography standards >>

The national geography standards and skills are undergoing revision in 2011.

Check out the new National Geographic Education beta website—the future home of the revised standards and skills >>

The Xpedition Hall virtual museum is only available in the Xpeditions archive.

Enter Xpedition Hall >>

Click here to visit our National Geographic Education beta website, where new, educational interactives and games are coming soon >>

A Note About the Xpeditions Archive We are no longer updating the content on these pages. Links to external sites that you see embedded in content were originally provided as a convenience to our users, but these sites are outside the control of National Geographic Education. Due to the changing nature of the Internet, links may break, or ownership of these sites may change without notice and suddenly be found to contain offensive material. We are no longer updating broken links, but if you find any links that lead to offensive sites, please notify us and we will address the problem as quickly as possible.